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Jon Craig

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Pleasantville native Jon Craig is special editor for the Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange and Dutchess Daily Voice sites. He is also the primary reporter for Daily Voice Plus Politics in Westchester and Fairfield.

Jon graduated from Cornell University and received his master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. Across a 35-year career, he's worked as a reporter for daily newspapers in Chicago, New York, Ohio & Washington, D.C and as managing editor for weekly newspapers in Rye, White Plains and Harrison.

Jon also writes periodically for the Cornell Chronicle.

Career Highlights:

  • Covered Metro-North train wreck that killed a motorist and five commuters, 2015
  • Researched state investigative project for PublicIntegrity.org, 2011-12
  • National MADD award for database analysis of repeat drunk drivers in Ohio, 2008.
  • Henry F. Guggenheim Fellow, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 2010.
  • Sentenced to jail for protecting confidential sources (won on appeal), 1999.
  • Broke 30th anniversary story about Kent State shootings — using FBI records, resurrecting theory a student informant triggered fatal National Guard volley, May 2000.
  • Covered Ground Zero after Sept. 11, 2001, terrorism attacks.
  • Uncovered voting problems before & during presidential recount in Ohio, 2004.
  • Witnessed botched Death Row execution of Romell Broom in 2009, one of more than a dozen I covered; Wrote about three inmates whose death sentences were commuted to life without parole.
  • Won IRE, SDX and multiple national & state awards for series led by Erik Kriss investigating New York General Assembly. 1994.
  • Guest lecturer at universities in NY & Ohio. Taught Syracuse high school journalism class.
  • Co-authored IRE-award winning series on illegal restraints/beatings at juvenile detention centers. Gov. Mario Cuomo had NY inspector general confirm what Hart Seely and I found at Division for Youth & fired top directors, 1993.
  • Survived Air Force Kool School training at North Pole, 1996.
  • Covered Persian Gulf wars, including 2002 bomb missions from Turkey and stateside Army/Air Guard training. 1991.
  • Supervised overnight coverage of Pan Am Flight 103 after Libyan bomb killed 35 Syracuse University students over Lockerbie, Scotland, 1988.
  • Covered aftermath of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s fatal plane crash from Cape Cod, 1999.
  • Greeted Kurt Vonnegut Jr. as Cornell Sun sports editor during daily's 100th anniversary dinner in May 1980. 

Jon Craig's Contributions

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South Jersey Man Sentenced In Fatal Shooting During Carjacking South Jersey Man Sentenced In Fatal Shooting During Carjacking
South Jersey Man Sentenced In Fatal Shooting During Carjacking A 33-year-old man from Pleasantville was sentenced to 43 years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with a killing during a carjacking, authorities said. Jermaine Wharton, 33, was convicted of first-degree murder, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Wharton was charged in December 2021 with murder, felony murder, carjacking and weapons offenses. On Nov. 13, 2021, at 9:19 a.m., officers were dispatched to a Shotspotter response near 900 North Main Street in Pleasantville.  Police found Ivan Smith lying on the ground from a gunshot wound. Smith was pronounced…

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Young NJ Motorcyclist Killed By DWI Driver Died Doing What He Loved, Obit Says Young NJ Motorcyclist Killed By DWI Driver Died Doing What He Loved, Obit Says
Young NJ Motorcyclist Killed By DWI Driver Died Doing What He Loved, Obit Says A 21-year-old motorcyclist killed last month by a DWI driver from Pennsylvania died doing what he loved, according to his obituary. Jake Schreck, of Allentown (Monmouth County) was killed when he was apparently struck by 47-year-old Ketan Kabaria, of Yardley, PA, around 5:50 p.m. on Friday, March 31 near Route 539 (Old York Road) and Montgomery Way in Robbinsville, police said. Schreck was brought to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Robbinsville police said. Kabaria was charged Monday, April 3, with death by auto and driving while intoxicated, polic…

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Police & Fire
Car Flips On I-295 Burlington County Car Flips On I-295 Burlington County
Car Flips On I-295 Burlington County A vehicle overturned on Interstate 295 in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 1:15 p.m. Friday, March 31 in the northbound lanes south of Exit 47, according to the New Jersey Department of Transporation. The right lane and shoulder of I-295 were closed south of Route 541/Burlington-Mount Holly Road in Burlington Township, 511nj.org reported. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Teenager Charged In Fatal Shooting In Camden Teenager Charged In Fatal Shooting In Camden
Teenager Charged In Fatal Shooting In Camden A Camden teenager has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in the city last weekend, authorities said. Nykwan Taylor, 18, was charged on Thursday, March 30, with first-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Daijohn Spaulding of Camden, they said. Taylor also was charged with weapons offenses, according to reported Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay alongside Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. On Sunday, March 26, at approximately 2:40 p.m., Camden County police responded to the 1400 block of Collings Road in Camden for a ShotSpott…

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Man Eyed In Double Homicide Found Dead Man Eyed In Double Homicide Found Dead
Man Eyed In Double Homicide Found Dead Detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a man and a woman in Gloucester City, authorities said.  A "person of interest" in the fatal shooting, charged with arson, also is now dead of unspecified causes, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Gloucester City Police Chief Brian Morrell. On Monday, March 27, at 6:31 p.m., the Gloucester City Police Department and the Gloucester City Fire Department responded to a motel at 1200 Route 130 in Gloucester City for a fire alarm.  Police fouind a dead man and dead woman in a motel ro…

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13-Year-Old Shot Dead In South Jersey 13-Year-Old Shot Dead In South Jersey
13-Year-Old Shot Dead In South Jersey A 13-year-old child was fatally shot in front of a home in Salem City, authorities said. The shooter remains at large, they said. The shooting occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30 on 9th Street, according to the Salem County Prosecutor's Office and Salem City Police. The teenager was unresponsive when police arrived. He was pronounced dead at Salem Medical Center, the prosecutor's office said. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact Inv. Johnathan Seidel of the Salem County Prosecutor’s Office at (856) 935-7510 ext. 8333 or Det. Sean Simpkins of …

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South Jersey Zoo Closes Bird Exhibit With Plans For New Aviary South Jersey Zoo Closes Bird Exhibit With Plans For New Aviary
South Jersey Zoo Closes Bird Exhibit With Plans For New Aviary The Cape May County Park & Zoo is closing its World of Birds exhibit and shipping the animals to zoos nationwide, authorities said. "With sadness for the present, but excitement for the future, we are announcing that the World of Birds aviary will be permanently closing its doors this spring," the popular facility said Friday, March 31, on Facebook. As one of the oldest attractions at the zoo, "25 years of tropical conditions has taken its toll on the building, and necessary maintenance and repairs have become unsustainable," the zoo said. The aviary was temporarily closed last year as…

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Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Ticket Wins $141K At Rite Aid Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Ticket Wins $141K At Rite Aid
Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Ticket Wins $141K At Rite Aid  One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $140,764 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Thursday, March 30, drawing.  The winning numbers were: 03, 20, 35, 39 and 41 and the XTRA number was: 02.  The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for selling the winning ticket.  The winning ticket was sold at Rite Aid #1326, 1801 Kuser Rd., Hamilton in Mercer County.

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Politics
Former Sayreville Democratic Party Leader, Family Members Indicted: Prosecutor Former Sayreville Democratic Party Leader, Family Members Indicted: Prosecutor
Former Sayreville Democratic Party Leader, Family Members Indicted: Prosecutor Thomas V. Pollando, the former Sayreville Borough Democratic Chairman, has been indicted along with his son and daughter-in-law, authorities said. One of the charges alleges the ex-chairman, who is a former employee with the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, took money in exchange for swaying a criminal case, they said.  Over the course of an investigation spanning weeks in July and August 2022, detectives from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office conducted electronic surveillance of a business in Sayreville.  Detectives allegedly observed Pollando accept&nbs…

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NJ Man Said Wife Was Just Napping But Prosecutors Claim It Was More Permanent NJ Man Said Wife Was Just Napping But Prosecutors Claim It Was More Permanent
NJ Man Said Wife Was Just Napping But Prosecutors Claim It Was More Permanent A 40-year-old man from South Jersey called police after killing his wife, but when they found her body at the scene, he said she was taking a nap, authorities said. Babu Natarajan is believed to have strangled Angammal Babu, 41, in their Medford Township home on Tuesday, March 21, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw alongside Medford Township Police Chief Arthur E. Waterman said. Natarajan called 911, and officers responding to reports of an unconscious and unresponsive woman found the woman's body on the bed in the upstairs master bedroom, authorities said.  That's w…

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